迅雷不及掩耳

Chinese

		thunderbolt; thunderclap	to not do something in time; to be too late; to not reach	cover up; to surprise	ear
trad. (迅雷不及掩耳)		迅雷	不及	掩	耳
simp. #(迅雷不及掩耳)		迅雷	不及	掩	耳
Literally: “a sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ leoi⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ jim² ji⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr [Phonetic: xùnléibùjíyáněr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr
    • Wade–Giles: hsün⁴-lei² pu⁴-chi² yen³ êrh³
    • Yale: syùn-léi bù-jí yǎn ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnlei bujyi yean eel
    • Palladius: сюньлэй буцзи янь эр (sjunʹlɛj buczi janʹ er)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon³ leoi⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ jim² ji⁵
    • Yale: seun lèuih bāt kahp yím yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ loey⁴ bat⁷ kap⁹ jim² ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên³ lêu⁴ bed¹ keb⁶ yim² yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ lɵy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³/

Idiom

迅雷不及掩耳

1. as sudden as lightning